The Beginning of Time and the End of Eternity

In the Presence of the nb r Dr – Lord of the End

Found in books in the pr anx- House of Life

The ascending and descending of the psDt wr– Great Ennead

Three houses, one each, ra – Tomorrow, Asir – Yesterday, Hr – Today

Papyrus Cairo 86637 c. 1271 – 1163 BCE

The calendar of ancient Egypt is reconstructed using the latest research from calendars found inscribed in temples or written on papyrus.  Its festival days, good and combative, are documented in several archaeological and literary sources. The calendar is calibrated with the Heliacal rising of spdt (Sirius) that establishes the opening of the year (wpt rnpt) over the ancient Capital of mn nfr (Memphis) as it was traditionally established in the Early Dynastic period, c. 2773 BCE.

March 27, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 12

    March 27, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 12

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March 28, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 13

    March 28, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 13

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March 29, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 14

    March 29, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 14

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March 30, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 15

    March 30, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 15

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March 31, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 16

    March 31, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 16

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April 1, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 17

    April 1, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 17

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April 2, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 18

    April 2, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 18

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April 3, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 19

    April 3, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 19

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April 4, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 20

    April 4, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 20

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April 5, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 21

    April 5, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 21

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April 6, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 22

    April 6, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 22

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April 7, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 23

    April 7, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 23

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April 8, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 24

    April 8, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest) Month of Xnt xnty Xty (Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat) Day 24

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April 9, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 25

    April 9, 2026

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April 10, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 26

    April 10, 2026

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April 11, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 27

    April 11, 2026

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April 12, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 28

    April 12, 2026

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April 13, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 29

    April 13, 2026

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April 14, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of Water Procession of Foremost of the Retreat Day 30

    April 14, 2026

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April 15, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 1

    April 15, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 1

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April 16, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 2

    April 16, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 2

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April 17, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 3

    April 17, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 3

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April 18, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 4

    April 18, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 4

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April 19, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 5

    April 19, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 5

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April 20, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 6

    April 20, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 6

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April 21, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 7

    April 21, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 7

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April 22, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 8

    April 22, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 8

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April 23, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 9

    April 23, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 9

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April 24, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 10

    April 24, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 10

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April 25, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 11

    April 25, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 11

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April 26, 2026

  • Season of Harvest Month of the Traveler Day 12

    April 26, 2026

    Season of Smw (Harvest), month of xnsw (the Traveler, ancient Egyptian nTr (god) Khonsu), day 12

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Archaeological Sources

Solar Temple of Nyuserre Ini, Abusir, c. 2500 BCE

Valley Temple of Sahure, Abusir c. 2465 – c. 2325 BCE

Contracts of Hapdjefa, Nomarch of Asyut, reign of Senusret I, 1971 BCE to 1926 BCE, or 1920 BCE to 1875 BCE

El-Lahun (Kahun) Papyrus, 12th Dynasty, c. 1991 – 1782 BCE

Sesostris III Papyrus, 1828 BCE

Sixth Pylon built by Thutmose III, Precinct of Amun-Ra, Karnak, c. 1479 – 1425 BCE

Temple of Thutmose III to Osiris, Abydos, c. 1479 – 1425 BCE

Temple of Thutmose III to his mother (goddess Satis or Anuket c. 1479 – 1425 BCE

Temple of Thutmose III to Mut, Karnak, c. 1479 – 1425 BCE

Papyrus Sallier no. IV, 19th Dynasty, c. 1293 – 1185 BCE

Papyrus Cairo 86637 c. 1271 – 1163 BCE

Temple of Ramesses II in Abydos c. 1303 – 1213 BCE

Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, c. 1150 BCE

Thutmosis IV wall around Hatshepsut’s south Obelisk, Karnak c. 1401 – 1391 BCE or 1397 – 1388 BCE

British Museum Papyrus EA10474 verso – Calendar of Lucky and Unlucky Days, Third Intermediate Period, c. 1,080 – 525 BCE

Granite trough for seedlings, Dynasty 22 king at Koptos, c. 850 BCE

Papyrus Louvre N 3176, c. 332 – 30 BCE

Temple to Hathor, Dandara c. 305 – 100 CE

Temple to Horus of Behdet, Edfu c. 142 – 57 BCE

Temple to Sobek and Horus the Elder, Kom Ombo c. 180–47 BCE

Papyrus Jumilhac, c. 100 BCE

Literary Sources

Dawson, W. (1926). Some Observations on the Egyptian Calendars of Lucky and Unlucky Days. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 12(3/4), 260-264. doi:10.2307/3854395

El-Sabban, S. (1770). Temple Festival Calendars of Ancient Egypt. Liverpool University Press.

Gautschy, R. (2011). Der Stern Sirius im Alten Ägypten. Zeitschrift Für Ägyptische Sprache Und Altertumskunde, 138(2), 116–131. https://edoc.unibas.ch/21752/

Helck, W. (1961). Urkunden der 18. Dynastie: übersetzung zu den Heften 17-22. Akademie-Verlag.

Sethe, K. H. (1908). Die altaegyptischen Pyramidentexte. Nach den Papierabdrücken und Photographien des Berliner Museums neu herausgegeben und erläutert von Kurt Sethe. J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung.